He has substantial experience dealing with all parties to transactions, including lenders, title companies, surveyors, environmental regulatory agencies, engineers, appraisers, architects, and governmental officials. He has dealt extensively with all manner of property entitlement issues, including zoning, parking, subdivision, utilities, street right of way, construction permitting, environmental, and access.

Mr. Hayes routinely serves as lender’s counsel in loan transactions for several local and regional banks, including RBC Bank, Regions Bank, and BB&T. Mr. Hayes served as corporate trustee’s counsel for The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and Regions Bank on hundreds of bond transactions over last ten years.

• American Bar Association (Member, Section of Real Property, Corporate Trust Subcommittee)

• Alabama State Bar [Member, Section of Environmental Law, Chairman (2001-2002), Editor of The EnLaw, periodic newsletter of the Section (1995-), Executive Committee (1994-)]

• National Association of Bond Lawyers

• Nationally recognized bond counsel, The Bond Buyer’s Guide

• Tuscaloosa County Bar Association

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.S., Chemistry, 1988), where he was the Top Senior Chemistry Student.

• Legal Counsel, West Alabama Chamber of Commerce 2011
• Member of Board of Directors of University Church Preschool 2000 – present
• Adopt A School Steering Committee 1998 – 2001, Chairman 2000

• Co-Author, Alabama Chapter of CCH’s Business Incentives Guide
• Contributing Author, Natural Resources Law/The Year in Review, ABA Section of Environmental, Energy, and Resources Law, 1996-1997
• Author, “Legal Fees Plus a Broker’s Commission?” Vol. 15, The Journal of the Legal Profession, 1990